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Planting of genetically modified crops fell in Europe in 2009, as countries elsewhere increased adoption and China approved biotech food crops for the first time.

The European Commission and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed a two-year extension to the ip4inno programme.

The UK regional development agency One North East is to investigate the role played by the region’s universities in catalysing economic development.

Sanofi-aventis has signed a research partnership with AVIESAN, the French Life Sciences and Healthcare Alliance.

The old established centres are being challenged by the emergence of new poles of world science and innovation. But could this benefit Europe, the US and Japan?

Nathalie Moll has been appointed Secretary General of the trade association EuropaBio, and will succeed Willy de Greef on 1 April.

The UK’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Pat McFadden, is visiting India to strengthen the scientific ties between the two countries.

Munich, one of Europe’s top biotechnology clusters, is now setting out to lead the world in personalised medicine.

The World Gold Council, which is looking for new markets for gold, has published a research paper demonstrating applications of gold nanoparticles.

The European Ombudsman has begun an investigation into how the Commission conducted a study into the use of non-human primates in research.